Photos have been removed from this issue because of a law in Kenya requiring strict documentation for photos and videos featuring school children.
July, 2020
Changing The World One Mind At A Time
Although the schools in Kenya are currently closed, we've been busy getting ready for when they reopen and some exciting things are happening.
Container 22,00 Books
We have been working on a project to ship a 40 foot container containing 22,000 books which will help about 350 schools in Kenya establish a library.
There are approximately 12,000 rural schools in Kenya that have little or no internet access. We are very close to our funding goal for the container project so please consider donating. We have identified the schools, have the books, and lined up the boots on the ground to make this happen but we need YOU!
Click HERE to make your tax deductible donation.
How else can you help?
Donate Books: We need books, particularly World Book Encyclopedias printed 1980 or later. Time live nature & science books are also great. Books. The books need to be appropriate for elementary and early middle school students.
Bookshelf - We need 1 more bookshelves in our storage location.
Remote Location Shipping - Our storage site is located in Bluffton, SC. It may not be practical for you to get books to us. However, you can mail books from your post office directly to Kenya and we will reimburse you for the cost. Contact Roy Austin at libraries4kids.org or 843- 597-4826 for details.
Maritholey Primary School recently started with students from pre- primary to grade three. The head-teacher has zero learning materials and they borrow from the neighboring school which is about 6 kilometers away. In efforts to create a few learning tools with the locally available resources, the headteacher has organized for charts to be made out of sacks and yarn. The production of these charts is inexpensive and school stakeholder are able to help with the process. After the layout of the picture is drawn using a mark-pen, highlighting the rest with thread and color to make it stick is easier. While these charts are not durable in the long run, the teachers were happy to receive teaching materials. With more resources coming from Libraries for Kids Int’l, it will be an amazing boost for this institution and others like it. To see more pictures, click [HERE Click HERE://libraries4kids.org/news/) for more amazing stories.
Africa Factoids
How big is Africa? - Africa is the second-largest continent in the world right behind Asia. Africa is almost twice the size of Russia and bigger than China, the United States, and Canada combined. The United States would fit inside the Sahara Desert. How big is Kenya? - Kenya is slightly smaller, 85.9%, the size of Texas.
PROGRESS REPORT
So far, LFK has shipped 968 books weighing 1,186 lbs touching the lives of students in 11 schools. This is just the beginning! With more than 30 schools on our waiting list, and some 12,000 rural schools in Kenya alone, we are just getting started.
COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to remain shutdown and it has been difficult for the teachers in rural settings to help their students continue with learning considering the lack of resources like televisions, radios, electricity, computer or internet connection that supports e-learning. Please help these kids to the gift of knowledge by donating to this cause. You can donate on our website or GoFundMe Page.
VISION
Libraries For Kids Int'l envisions helping rural schools worldwide with no internet access to change the world one mind at a time.
Books For Sale: We have a set of 45 Alexandar Dumas books in very good to excellent condition published in 1895. The collection has been appraised at $2,500 We also have other old books for sale that are do not fit the criteria set by the schools in Kenya. See the left side panel. Copy & paste the list into Word and enlarge it. The books about the founding fathers were published in 1897. If you know a collector who would like to buy these books, please contact us at 843-597-4826.
LEARN MORE
For more information about Libraries For Kids please visit our website.
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MEDIA
Click HERE for a link to a story on WHHI-TV, Hilton Head, SC
DONATE A BOX
It costs about $250 to ship a box of books to Kenya. You can help by funding the shipment of a box of books. You can donate at Libraries4Kids.org or mail a check payable to Libraries For Kids to PO Box 1013, Bluffton, SC 29910
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Speaking: We are looking for opportunities to present the Libraries For Kids Int’l story, such as civic clubs, churches, Chambers of Commerce, book clubs, professional associations, etc. Contact Roy Austin at 843-597-4826 to schedule a presentation
Celebrity Spokesperson: If you know someone or can connect us to a celebrity that would be a huge benefit
Partners: Our partners provide free services and in return, we put them on our website and feature them in our monthly e- newsletter. We are always looking for new partners
Shelves: We need book shelves for our storage space. If you are doing a remodeling job and taking out old shelves or can part with a bookcase please let us know.
Corporate Sponsor: While we have learned how to minimize the cost of shipping books, it is still expensive. We are investigating the possibility of shipping a container of books so having a corporate sponsor for this project would be a great help. Money: Shipping & help schools pay customs fees and buy new textbooks.
Crowd Funding
You can donate at GoFundMe and GiveSendGo. No donation is too small and each helps in two ways. The more activity on these pages, the higher their visibility, and also, every little bit helps. Please donate. Libraries4Kids.org. We also accept checks payable to Libraries For Kids, Int'l. Mail to PO Box 1013, Bluffton, SC 29910.
Books: There is a list of the type of books the schools want on the Contact Us page on our website. Please click here.
Library Named For You?
Would you like a library named for you? Setting up a library and supplying money for new textbooks costs about $2,500. Donate $2,500 and we will have the school name the library for you and send you pictures of your library. Sponsor a school today with a donation on our website.
MEET OUR BOARD Chris Hervochon, CPA
Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA is the owner of Better Way CPA firm https://www.betterwaycpa.com/ which provides outsourced accounting and tax preparation for small businesses and individuals, specializing in marketing and creative agencies. Before starting his CPA firm, Chris spent ten years between forensic accounting and corporate accounting and finance. He has been featured in publications such as the Journal of Accountancy, South Carolina CPA Report, AICPA Certificates Wall of Fame, Accounting Today, AMEX Open Forum, LendingTree, CMS Wire, CEO Blog Nation, WINSAVVY and several podcasts for his industry knowledge and accounting expertise. In 2018, Chris was one of only 41 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s tenth graduating class. Chris was selected based on his exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which he graduated from in October of 2018. In 2019, Chris was selected as one of CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40.
Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA
PARTNER RECOGNITION
Many thanks to our partners who have supplied free services.
James Worix, owner of Worix Media is helping us with IT and media editing services.
Alan Flowers and Roman Surroundings are helping us spread the word about Libraries For Kids, Int'l. 70 Pennington Dr. Studio 16D Bluffton, SC 29910
Paul Uhls
BNC Graphics
19 Seventh Ave, Bluffton, South Carolina 29910 https://bncgraphics.com/
Supplied business cards and rack cards
Dan Russin
Store Manager Morningstar Storage 1110 Fording Island Rd Bluffton, SC 29910
Donated a 10ft x 10ft space for us to store books.
Allison Debs Lewis
Territory Account Manager Staples Advantage www.staplesadvantage.com Staples has donated shipping boxes.
Libraries For Kids is an IRS tax- exempt 501 (c) (3) organization, so donations of books and money are tax-deductible.
Mission: The mission of Libraries For Kids is help schools with little or no internet access establish libraries and enhance learning opportunities for their students.
Vision: Libraries For Kids envisions helping rural schools in developing countries around the world.
Website: https://libraries4kids.org/ Thanks for your support and prayers for Libraries For Kids, Int’l. For more information, please contact Roy Austin at 843-597-4826.
Coach Roy Austin Founder/Chair
